WHAT ARE WE FACI NG
I N THE FUTURE
3, 082Resi dent
AnnualAver ageOver ni ght popul at i on7, 223; Maxi mum Over ni ghtpopu l at i on14, 198
Occupi edHousi ng Uni t s40. 4% VacantHousi ngUni t s 59. 6%
Ser vi ceOccupat i ons 22. 2% Sal esandOf f i ceOccupat i ons18. 6%
GEORGI A,USA
CHATHAM COUNTY
TYBEEI SLAND
SELECTEDSI TE
AnnualAver ageDat yt i me Popul at i on13, 453 PeakDayt i mePopul at i on 30, 000+
Medi anHousehol d I ncome $53, 732
Sever alor gani zat i onsgaveoutt hei rgl obalseal evelr i sepr oj ect i ons andt heest i mat edseal evelr i sef r om now t o2100hasar angeof 2060cent i met er s(0. 65-2. 63f eet ) ,whi chmeanst hatwi t houtany met hodsadopt ed,i nt henext80year s,Tybee’ swi l lexper i encea decr easei nt hel andar eaandmaysuf f erf r om ot herr el at edpr obl ems causedbyt heseal evelr i se.
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Basedonbot hi nvent or i esandanal yses,i ti snothar dt ot el lt hatt hesi t e bet ween16t hand17t hst r eet smai nl y l ayont hepr ot ect i vear ea,i nwhi ch mi normodi f i cat i onofur banenvi r onmenti spr ef er r edwi t hsmal lchance t of acet heseal evelr i sepr obl em i n t henext100year s. However ,i tst i l li ncl udessomeadapt i vear eawher e peopl eneedt ochangeur banenvi r onmenti nor dert oadaptt oanypot ent i alf l oodi ngevent s,suchas st or m sur ge.
Wheni ti sappr oachi ngt heshor e,i ti smor e l i kel yt obei nf l uencedbyt hei nudat i on.For t hi sar eai ncl udi ngbeachandshor el i ne, we al soneedt odevel opsomemet hodst oamel i or at ei t senvi r onment .